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The Algorithm Sees You: Franzi vs. the TikTok Experiment

February 17, 2025
I should have known better. The algorithm is omnipresent, omniscient, and, apparently, omnideutsch. In a moment of questionable decision-making—perhaps fueled by existential boredom or an unspoken desire to prove a point—I created a TikTok account. A fresh, unsullied profile. No history, no
Two sleek black Oriental Shorthair cats sit beside an imbalanced scale with two food bowls—one full and the other half-full—symbolizing fairness, support, and quiet struggles in a multi-cat household.

The Price of Fame, The Weight of Being Seen

February 17, 2025
After Schmutz’s little influencer disaster (see: The Fake Fame Catastrophe), Mum and I found ourselves in a late-night conversation about money, support, and the strange ways we show love. Schmutz had wanted fifty euros to buy fake fame from a scammer. Mum
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The worn-out poster, its edges curling, suggesting a rule long enforced. The bold, stark '95', both a warning and a sentence. The cracked, stained wall, whispering of those who failed before.

95 Chapter 1:

February 20, 2025
The Bureau of Acceptable Care By the year 2042, humanity had arrived at a simple conclusion: people could not be trusted to care. Not